Kelbra Dam

Kelbra Dam
The Kelbra Reservoir.
Kelbra Dam is located in Germany
Kelbra Dam
Location of Kelbra Dam in Germany
Official nameTalsperre Kelbra
CountryGermany
LocationSaxony-Anhalt
Coordinates51°26′08″N 10°59′37″E / 51.43556°N 10.99361°E / 51.43556; 10.99361
Construction began1962
Opening date1966
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsHelme
Height12.7 m (42 ft)
Length4,066 m (13,340 ft)
Width (crest)5 m (16 ft)
Dam volume860,000 m3 (30,000,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity277 m3/s (9,782 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesKelbra Reservoir
Total capacity35,600,000 m3 (28,900 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area677.4 km2 (262 sq mi)
Surface area600 ha (6 km2)

The Kelbra Dam (German: Talsperre Kelbra) is a dam on the River Helme in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Behind the dam is the lake known as the Kelbra Reservoir (Stausee Kelbra) or Kelbra Flood Retention Basin (Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Kelbra).